When people think of hardwood floors, many associations can come to mind. These can range from fond memories of being a child lying on the living room hardwood at your grandmother’s to an exasperated homeowner dealing with a cupped or poorly installed mess. Hardwood flooring has been around for well over a century, and believe it or not, some of the first floors are still in use today. The finishes available nowadays would boggle the minds of the turn-of-the-century carpenters who installed some of these ancient floors.